Chapter 54: Is This the Same Person?
Time came to the evening of the next day.
In the dark rental room, all the lights were extinguished.
Only the faint light emitted by the computer screen remained.
In fact, Liu Zining had not fully emerged from the shadow of losing her loved ones.
She leaned back on the gaming chair, holding what seemed to be a branded mobile game controller, with a lollipop in her mouth and her legs crossed on the chair, completely disregarding her image.
She seemed to have a rather nonchalant demeanor, like a street ruffian.
It was indeed Liu Zining.
The Special Task Force had no new intelligence regarding Liu Zining.
And after losing her sister, Liu Zining was too lazy to actively look for missions.
If there was work, she’d do it; if not, she’d slack off.
The headphones hanging around her neck echoed with her teammate’s voice.
“He’s almost dead, almost dead!”
Upon hearing this, Liu Zining, who had been crouching in her spot, jumped up and fired three bullets at the enemy described as “almost dead.” When she was then taken down by the opponent’s sniper rifle with one shot, the young girl widened her eyes.
Looking at the 74 damage dealt, she froze for a full three seconds before she could no longer hold back her frustration and started pointing at her teammate.
“You call that ‘almost dead’?! Who calls someone ‘almost dead’ when they haven’t lost a single drop of health?”
She was the best-performing player on her team, but even when faced with her accusation, the teammate who was 0/8 not only showed no remorse but even retorted with conviction.
“How could it be that not a single drop of health was lost? Didn’t I hit him for 22 health points?”
“I freaking…”
Liu Zining wanted to say more, but the game had already ended, and the voice chat was completely disconnected.
All she could do was suppress her anger.
But in the end, she scratched her messy hair and let out a helpless sigh.
Ever since her sister passed away, her heart had been filled with a sense of recklessness.
And it came with a “die if you want, live if you want” attitude of giving up.
She hadn’t eaten a single bite of food all day, and the only thing she had consumed was the instant noodles on her desk.
Eating instant noodles in this enclosed, dark room, she herself carried the faint smell of instant noodles.
“No way, I refuse to believe I can’t win a single game today…”
Liu Zining took a deep breath, preparing to continue her attempt to climb the ranks.
However, while waiting for the match to start, the doorbell suddenly rang at the door.
This startled Liu Zining greatly.
She quickly dropped her controller, tidied her hair, and ran towards the door.
Normally, no guests visited this rental room, and Liu Zining hadn’t ordered any takeout.
Naturally, she assumed it was the female logistics officer from the Special Task Force looking for her.
So, she didn’t think too much about it, just tidied her clothes a bit, and then opened the door.
“Officer Li, you…”
Before Liu Zining could finish her greeting, she realized that the person standing at the door was not the female logistics officer from the Special Task Force.
It was a man in a black trench coat.
Her expression froze for a full three seconds. First, she confirmed she wasn’t mistaken, then she confirmed her own attire.
As these were her sister’s clothes, the white short-sleeved shirt was baggy, with one shoulder exposed, appearing as if it might fall off at any moment.
Even more damning, on her lower half… she was only wearing panties.
“Bang!”
The room door was instantly shut.
Liu Haoyu stood dumbfounded at the doorway. To be honest, when he saw Liu Zining open the door, he almost thought he had the wrong place.
Was the girl who looked as颓 as a homebody otaku the same person he met in the air-raid shelter, the ghost exorcist?
But he had to admit… her legs were so white.
However, with that outfit, wasn’t she really afraid of opening the door and encountering a pervert or something?
As Liu Haoyu was pondering, Liu Zining’s voice came from inside the room.
“Wait a moment, Mr. Liu Haoyu, why are you here?”
Along with this flustered voice, Liu Haoyu could faintly hear the rustling sound of clothes being put on.
“I intended to discuss the matter of the air-raid shelter with you, but it seems I’ve come at an inopportune time.”
The room door opened again, and Liu Zining, now dressed, reappeared before Liu Haoyu.
This girl had indeed tidied her clothes a bit, but the actual situation hadn’t improved much.
The previously loose short-sleeved shirt was now lying beside her white-stocking-clad feet.
She had put on pants as well.
And the clothes she was currently wearing were clearly casual wear she had found.
They were printed with large black characters.
“Desperate for Food…”
“Mr. Liu, looking at things you shouldn’t be looking at is very impolite.”
Liu Zining’s expression once again became serious, but the smell of instant noodles on her couldn’t hide her previous颓废.
Liu Haoyu withdrew his gaze, his expression very calm.
“Sorry, I just felt these words were a bit… fitting.”
Liu Zining’s mouth twitched slightly, but out of consideration for him having saved her life, the young girl didn’t say much more.
“If you have something to say, come in.”
Liu Zining knew her appearance was messy, so she didn’t want to stand at the door for too long.
After inviting Liu Haoyu in, Liu Zining closed the door and turned on the lights in the room.
Liu Haoyu, looking at her unguarded state, couldn’t help but say.
“As a girl, you should have some sense of safety, shouldn’t you? Letting me, a man, in while you’re home alone, aren’t you afraid I’d have malicious intentions towards you?”
To this, Liu Zining replied nonchalantly.
“Malicious intentions? If you truly had malicious intentions, wouldn’t you have acted before I got home?”
“Weren’t there plenty of opportunities in the air-raid shelter?”
“Even if you were some kind of criminal, I’m not without weapons.”
Saying this, Liu Zining took out a wrench from who-knows-where and weighed it in her hand.
The girl’s demeanor indeed didn’t seem like someone easy to mess with.
“So, Mr. Liu, have you found any clues?”
Liu Haoyu sat on the sofa and said with a smile.
“Just call me by my name. Calling me ‘Mr.’ sounds a bit distant.”
“Isn’t calling someone by their name also distant?” Liu Zining said, crossing her arms and looking at Liu Haoyu. “After all, you are my savior. It’s only right to be respectful.”
“What kind of respect is there in the ghost exorcism profession… We’re all unfortunate people who could die at any moment.”
Liu Haoyu recalled what happened yesterday morning, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, with his clever little brain, he managed to overcome that difficult hurdle.
He had stabilized Qin Liu.
However, the price was that the little ghost was now hiding inside Hong Yu, feeling depressed.
Fortunately, the Black Book said everything was stable, otherwise, Liu Haoyu would have smashed Hong Yu open to check on Qin Liu’s condition.
